Home to England and Scotland for Christmas and New Year. There were many highlights, and the list includes: Emily, the 11 month old niece we had not seen yet Family, including Jeff, the brother in law we had not met yet Cheese of many origins, but especially Cheshire cheese melted in Stafford oatcakes Beer and … [Read more…]
A long weekend for Idul Adha gave us the chance to go to Singapore, flying business class on Lufhansa using the tickets I won in a raffle at the British Chamber of Commerce earlier this summer. The trip didn’t start well as I got caught in a torrential rain storm on the way to catch … [Read more…]
After 6 weeks in in Vientiane, Lao PDR, you notice a few differences with Bogor – it’s not just the ability to drink a cold beer almost anywhere and the availability of goat cheese salads. One important thing is the number of dogs, which in Vientiane vastly outnumber those at home in Bogor (I will … [Read more…]
How many World Heritage Site temples can you visit in one day? At Angkor Wat complex in Cambodia, the answer is quite a lot. At the end of a four week working trip in Lao PDR, Vietnam, and Cambodia, which Gill has fortunately managed to join (at least in Lao and Cambodia), we managed to … [Read more…]
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